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Tips for Applying to Graduate School in USA
Experience indicates that Indian students interested in seeking admission to a graduate school in the US have to face many difficulties as they do not have the necessary information particularly with regard to the evaluation process for admission. Here it is important to mention that the basic evaluation criterion consists of your academic background and personal background.

You have to send your official undergraduate and/ or graduate transcripts which includes your course work, indicating credits and grades in these courses. In addition, you have to submit a TOEFL or TOESL test score report and GRE or GMA T scores as required by program. You have to send two or more letters of recommendation. It is desirable and even better that these letters of recommendations are from people connected with academic or professional field.

Next, you have to write and send an essay on a specific subject (topic) or an essay which gives an indication about your purpose behind joining a specific degree programme. Finally, your resume giving brief details about your complete work experience till date of applying.

You may take care of the following points in this regard: It goes without saying that the presentation of your application should be neat and clean and be without any grammatical or spelling mistakes. You must write answers to all the questions. It is very important that only official transcripts and translations from the university or college earlier attended by you are mailed. Make sure that your standardized test scores are sent to the University well in time. Some of the other important points you must keep in mind as far as selecting a school is concerned, are:

You have start your search at least a year before you actually want to begin your studies.

You must be clear about your field of study and the type of school you want.

In case you are going in for a masters or a doctoral degree, it is absolutely essential that you contact someone in your field of interest and seek strategy options for selecting a university.

You may contact the nearest office of USEFI.

You may get necessary addresses, phone numbers and lists of accredited colleges and university from the Embassy of the United States.

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